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Carleton Orchestra Presents Fall Concert

November 13, 2013

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The Carleton College Orchestra, under the direction of Hector Valdivia, will present its fall concert this Friday, Nov. 15 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall. The Orchestra will perform Wagner’s Rienzi Overture, Schulhoff’s Suite, Op. 37, Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, and Strauss’ Dance of the Seven Veils. This event is free and open to the public.

Hector Valdivia is a professor of music and the S. Eugene Bailey Director of the Carleton Orchestra. In addition to his teaching work, he performs as a violinist with the Veblen Piano Trio, and has recorded several new works by Philip Rhodes, Carleton’s performer in residence. Valdivia has recently recorded Beach’s “Variations of Balkan Themes” with the Moravian Philharmonic in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

The Concert Hall is located on First Street between Nevada and Winona Streets in Northfield.. For more information or disability accommodations, contact Gao Hong Dice at (507) 222-4475. For additional information on music events at Carleton College, please call the music events hotline at (506) 222-4350.